LAXNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does laxness mean? 

• LAXNESS (noun)
  The noun LAXNESS has 2 senses:

1. the quality of being lax and neglectful

2. the condition of being physiologically lax

  Familiarity information: LAXNESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAXNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of being lax and neglectful

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

laxity; laxness; remissness; slackness

Hypernyms ("laxness" is a kind of...):

neglect; neglectfulness; negligence (the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern)

Derivation:

lax (lacking in rigor or strictness)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The condition of being physiologically lax

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

laxity; laxness

Context example:

baths can help the laxness of the bowels

Hypernyms ("laxness" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Derivation:

lax (emptying easily or excessively)

lax (lacking in firmness or tension; not taut)

 Context examples 

Abnormalities are variable from individual to individual and may include mental retardation, retarded growth, flat hypoplastic face with short nose, prominent epicanthic skin folds, small low-set ears with prominent antihelix, fissured and thickened tongue, laxness of joint ligaments, pelvic dysplasia, broad hands and feet, stubby fingers, transverse palmar crease, lenticular opacities and heart disease.

(Down Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)